Bengali Cuisine is not a culinary style of West Bengal.also a style of Tripura and Bangladesh.Fish curry and rice is our staple food.We are great foodies,love to taste different cuisines along with Bengali cuisine.

28/12/2016

Christmas Special Fruit Cake

Fruit cake is a rich dense cake loaded with candied fruit ,dry fruits , nuts and spices,and usually made during Christmas. Basting fruitcake with rum,brandy or wine also provides moisture and helps preserve the cake. You add the above mentioned liquor to fruitcake both before baking through soaking the fruits and after baking by applying directly to the cake (source-wiki how).But what about those who did not soak dry fruits into any liquor. For them I am presenting this fruit cake, here I used Rum and caramel syrup.If you want to avoid rum,then you can use orange juice.

TipsYou can replace the Dried Fruits and Nuts as per your preference.Method ---------Preheat the oven to 180 degree C for 10 minutesTake a big mixing bowl,add eggs and sugar,whisk it properly with hand beater or electric beater.Add rum,butter or oil and caramel syrup into the egg mixture. Mix them properly until you will get a smooth consistencySieve flour, baking powder,nutmeg powder and cinnamon powder in a bowl,mix them properly.Add all the dry fruits into the flour mixture,fold them properly as all dried fruits gets coated properly with flour.Add flour mixture into the liquid mixture gradually,and fold them with a spatula.Do not mix so fast,slowly fold the flour mixture with liquid mixture until you will get a smooth batter without lumpsLining the 9"inch cake pan with grease proof paper Now Grease the paper with butter. Pour the cake batter into the cake pan and fill the pans about 2/3 full. After putting mixture in the pan and smoothing the surface, hold the pan with two hands and drop the tin three times to remove air bubbles.Garnish the top surface of cake with sliced almonds and cherries.Bake for 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Baking times are vary because we all use different oven,so keep checking.Remove from oven,let it be cool. Turn the cake onto a plate,slice them and enjoy.How to make caramel syrup--------------------------------Ingredients --------------
Sugar-4 teaspoons
Water -2 teaspoons + 1/4 cup ( warm)

Method--------

Take a bowl,add 4 teaspoon of sugar and 2 teaspoon of water and mix.
Heat it on high flame until it starts bubbling.
Reduce the heat till it changes colour.
Switch off the gas and pour 1/4cup warm water,mix properly .
Let it be cool and then use it,So it it better your caramel syrup before.

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Hi...I am a mom of a little princess. I studied economics and public relation...used to do job...but after my baby was born...decided to be a homemaker.I love cooking...inherited this passion from my mom, she is a very good cook. Being a bengali, I love bengali cuisine and as you all know that Bongs are great foodies so love to try out the nice dishes of other cuisines....here I try out traditional bengali cuisine along with other cuisines in my kitchen. ..and wanted to share this recipes with all....so have started my blog...www.bongtaste.blogspot.in